GV Pride members and friends alike are invited to share in the joy and happiness of the holiday season @ Victoria Park Lake this Christmas – ALL WELCOME! Meet us at the new BBQ pavilion on Wyndham Street (near the servo) – BYO steak or anything fancy, but in the spirit of giving we’ll provide FREE sausages, onions, bread, sauce, soft-drinks and salads! We may just have some bon bons and Christmas confectionary to share with you all too … depending on whether you’ve been naughty or nice 😉 See you there! Ho, ho, ho! Please arrive by 12.00pm – otherwise the BBQs might get hijacked by Christmas elves (i.e. random strangers!)

A confronting and dynamic live theatre and movement performance, examining the prejudices, discrimination and stigma experienced by people living with HIV.

STIGMA is a bold, confronting and dynamic live theatre and movement performance examining how stigma, prejudice and discrimination push those living with HIV to the margins of society. Shared from lived experiences, this series of provocations on the stigma of HIV/AIDS seamlessly blends dance and acting in an expressive portrayal of an often voiceless community.

This work contains full frontal nudity and sex scenes.

Stigma relates to a strong feeling of disapproval that people in a society have in response to something. People living with HIV experience this daily, in particular with regards to intimate and sexual connections.

STIGMA confronts self-hatred imposed by mass culture and the ignorance of the ill-informed and commercial media. It unpacks this difficult terrain with a revealing visual and artistic narrative composition.

Produced by Devize Co in partnership with CERSH, OSKA, Victorian AIDS Council, Living Positive Victoria, Positive Women Victoria and The Space Dance Centre

“Whilst somewhat disturbing in the truth, well devised, exceptional acting and dance, and a lesson to all”
– Review by Graeme McCoubrie – Melbourne Starobserver

“Dance theatre, like most hybrid forms, is a doubly difficult beast to master, and Darren Vizer impresses with the clarity and intricacy of its art” – Plunge Melbourne Fringe 2015 (Cameron Woodhead, The Age ‘Four Stars’).

We, the current committee, have been at it for 12 months! Now the time has come to ‘have your say’ in who runs the show! We encourage you ALL to attend, and to vote, and to use this opportunity – tell us what you want and how we can serve you better! Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of members of Goulburn Valley Pride Incorporated will be held on Sunday afternoon, Aug 27 @ 12.30pm, Uniting, 136 Maude Street, Shepparton. Business: Welcome, Apologies, President’s Report, Financial Report (16/17), Set M/ship Fees (17/18), Election of office bearers for committees and sub-committees, General Business. We look forward to seeing you there! P.S. You are invited to join us earlier for brunch @ Lemon Tree Cafe from 10.30am – meals at restaurant prices. Thought about becoming a member (only a tiny $18/yr)? We’d love to have you on board (and you need to be a financial member to be on the committee). Nomination form can be found here.

Throughout history, music has always been powerful in galvanizing, motivating and strengthening communities of marginalized peoples.

Come join MGLC and shOUT Youth Chorus as they take you on a journey showcasing iconic, stirring and beautiful songs from protest movements of the past and present; and songs of inspiration and triumph in the face of adversity. A Change Is Gonna Come promises to be a wonderfully poignant and uplifting musical experience for all.

Come along for a night of socialising and fun,
$5 will score you entry, live entertainment and light finger food
Friends are welcome

You are invited to join MGLC, shOUT Youth Chorus, GV Pride, 36 Degrees South and STAG for a BBQ breakfast.
Come mix, mingle and munch as you make new aquaintances or rekindle some from the night before.

Cost is $5.00per person payable on the day, for a delicious hot breakfast and delectable company.

A coffee van will be on site with a wide range of hot drinks available for purchase – anything you might need for your morning pick me up.

Who: Key stakeholders from both the local LGBTI community and mainstream organisations, as well as business and community members

Outline: Develop a local LGBTI Inclusion Plan that will form the basis of future work locally. This informative and practical session looking at the Community’s role, responsibility and opportunity in LGBTI inclusion. Participants attending will:
– Hear from the Gender and Sexuality Commissioner about the Victorian Government’s LGBTI Equality agenda, and how Inclusion Planning will play a key local role;
– Have the opportunity to have their say about what a local, LGBTI-inclusive community looks like;
– Shape how new conversations and new partnerships will take place locally.